Former Olympics Champions Asbel Kiprop has been handed a four-year ban by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) over doping.
Kiprop, who has been serving a provisional suspension since August 2018, was found guilty of doping by the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal.
“IAAF has banned former Olympic and world 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop of Kenya for four-years starting February 3, 2018,” IAAF announced on Saturday.
The three-time world champion and 1500m specialist will be 33 in February 2022, when he is expected to return.
Kiprop was suspended by the IAAF’s Athletics Integrity Unit (IAU) after testing positive for EPL, a blood boosting substance that helps an individual to have advantages over opponents as it increases the production of red blood cells hence more oxygen flow.
The urine sample of Kiprop, who has maintained his innocence, had returned positive from out of competition test done in November 2017.
Kiprop, who was represented by lawyer Katwa Kigen in the case, still has another opportunity to clear his name should he choose to appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
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